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Forest Practices Branch
Tree Planting Information

Microsite Selection:

• Microsite Selection and the Informed Planter: A Critical Step (English | Français)

• Microsite Selection Presentations (introduction, seedling requirements, site preparation)

Safety Guidelines

• Minimum Safety Guidelines for Tree Planters (English | Français)

Tree Planting Employment

• TIP:  Use your web search engine to search the web for "Tree Planting in British Columbia".  You will find numerous links to tree planting companies on the web.

• Link to the Employment Standards for Silviculture, Ministry of Labour

Tree Planter Safety

• Putting People First – Minimizing tree planters' exposure to seedling pesticides
  
  Note – This information can also be obtained as a printed booklet by contacting the Films and Posters Section of the WorksafeBC. (To order copies use the information provided on WorksafeBC's publications web site: WorksafeBC publications and video orders.

• Preventing Tree Planting Injuries (WCB)

Other Documents and Links

• Provincial Seedling Stock Type Selection and Ordering Guidelines Posted June 18, 1998
  
• Opportunities for Improvements to Reforestation Success (link to Forestry Division Service Branch's publications.)

Last updated on May 04, 2009